Samba, Jan 21: Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu, and former minister, S. Manjit Singh on Sunday expressed deep concern over the growing power crises in the Jammu plains that have affected normal life and businesses.
He was addressing a worker’s meeting that was organized by SC Provincial President, Jammu, Lovely Mangol in Samba, the party said in a statement, adding that the meeting held detailed deliberation regarding the existing political situation and slow pace of development in Samba.
Singh said that the people in Jammu plains including Jammu, Samba, and Kathua have been facing the harshest winter season that has caused adverse effects on normal life and given rise to diseases.
He said that the people are not getting water supply and the farmers are among the worst sufferers. “The unscheduled power cuts have become a routine, and the government has failed to acquire needed electricity that is required for utilization in Jammu,” he said.
The former minister said the government should immediately intervene and address the issue of growing power crises in Jammu plains.
Manjit also expressed concern over growing unemployment among the youth in Samba. “The youth are not getting jobs in the industrial units even as they have assured the Govt that unemployed youth would be provided employment opportunities in the units,” he said while demanding reservation of jobs for the unemployed youth in the industrial sector in Samba, Jammu, and Kathua districts.
The meeting was attended by District President, Samba, Raman Thappa, SC State President, Bodh Raj Bhagat, State President, Apni Trade Union, Ajaz Kazmi, Vice President Women Wing, Neelam Gupta, Secretary Women Wing, Sheetal Sharma, District President Legal Cell, Samba, Adv Sahil Bharti, District President Women Wing, Samba, Priyanka, Youth Wing, District President, Samba, Mangat Ram, District President Trade Union, Samba, Sunny Sambyal, SC Wing State General Secretary, ex-Capt Joginder Lal, Brij Mohan Dutta, Bachan Choudhary and others.
